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A Touch of the Sun
Published 2005
A Touch of the Sun is a jolting ride through the back streets of apartheid South Africa. Simon Brown is obsessed with sex and social climbing, he is embarrassed by his mother’s easy way with the local Coloureds and appalled by his school friend’s ambition to join the hard core Special Branch. Read more
Poems from a Northern Soul
Published 2007
Through poignant homecomings, cinematic street scenes and candid portraits, John Siddique constantly reminds us of human vulnerability, of the short chains that anchor us in this turbulent world. Many of the poems take us to an edge, both physical and emotional, and leave us there to contemplate the view. Read more
City Secrets
Published 2002
SEX AND THE CITY meets QUEER AS FOLK in this dark, witty and refreshingly uncensored collection of short stories. Read more
Crafting the Practice
Published 2004
Dike Omeje is a highly original wordsmith and Slam Champion. His performances are by turns mesmerising; his audience are first destabilised, then swept into the flow of the poems by the sheer rhuthmical force and unexpected sharp metaphors. Read more
Knee High Affairs
Published 2006
Michelle Green was the winner of the North West Regional Slam Championship in 2005. She regularly performs her particular brand of social soul poetry at live events across the UK. Read more